1960s Timeline

Latest Podcasts

Politics | Culture | Entertainment | Sports

Mar 2

TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”

Mar. 2, 1964 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” a carnival space ride becomes frighteningly real when an alien birdman secretly rigs it...

Mar 2

On Sale Today: “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles

Mar. 2, 1964 - On sale today in U.S. record stores is the latest single by the Beatles, “Twist and Shout.” The B-side is “There’s a...

Mar 2

TV: “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” Shifting from CBS to NBC

Mar. 2, 1964 - Alfred Hitchcock (pictured with Sean Connery on the set of “Marnie”), whose television future had been in doubt, will...

Mar 2

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Mar. 2, 1964 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Ben Weaver (Tol Avery) complains that merchandise has been disappearing from his...

Mar 2

New Soviet Atheism Push

Mar. 2, 1964 - The Communist party announced today a renewed campaign designed to eradicate religion from Soviet life. The outline of the...

Mar 1

Sugar Ramos KO’s Mitsunori Seki in Tokyo

Mar. 1, 1964 - The world featherweight champion, Sugar Ramos, retained his title tonight in Tokyo with a sixth-round technical knockout...

Mar 1

Rangers Tie Wings at the Garden

Mar. 1, 1963 - The New York Rangers missed a grand opportunity tonight to pick up two points on the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square...

Mar 1

Cassius Clay Visits Harlem

Mar. 1, 1964 - Cassius Marcellus Clay, heavyweight champion of the world, paid a surprise visit to Harlem this afternoon. After...

Mar 1

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Mar. 1, 1964 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Ben's Pygmalion-like efforts to ‘civilize’ a young, white woman (Anjanette Comer, right) raised by a...

Mar 1

Senate Wrangling Continues on Civil Rights Bill

Mar. 1, 1964 - The leader of the Southern bloc in the Senate, Richard Russell (D-Ga.), said today that the public accommodations title of...

Mar 1

Royals top 76ers in Philly

Mar. 1, 1964 - The Cincinnati Royals got a pair of stunning performances from its two marvelous young pros, Oscar Robertson and Jerry...

Dec 31

Knicks Destroyed at Garden, 2,000 Frustrated Fans Hurl Abuse at Players, Reporters

Dec. 31, 1963 - One of New York City’s more intimate New Year’s Eve parties was held at Madison Square Garden tonight, where the New York...

Dec 31

Ike Plugs Football

Dec. 31, 1963 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1912), the West Point fullback who became President, put in a plug for football...

Dec 31, 2023

President Johnson Assures Vietnam of “Fullest Measure of Support”

Dec. 31, 1963 - President Johnson assured South Vietnam today that the U.S. would continue to offer that country “the fullest measure of...

Dec 31, 2023

TV: Tonight on the “Tonight” Show with Johnny Carson

Dec. 31, 1963 - Tonight on the “Tonight” show, Johnny Carson is host to Woody Allen, Rudy Vallee, and Yvonne Constant. The program will...

Dec 31, 2023

ABC Making Drastic Changes in Television Lineup, Four Shows Canceled

Dec. 31, 1963 - ABC has finalized plans for extensive changes in its current television schedule. At least four shows will be dropped...

Dec 30, 2023

Movies: “Tom Jones” and “Hud” Win Top Honors from New York Film Critics

Dec. 30, 1963 - Hollywood’s “Hud” and Britain’s “Tom Jones” won top honors today in the 28th annual poll of the New York Film Critics,...

Dec 30, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

Dec. 30, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” after watching a movie about Robin Hood, Opie and his pals befriend a hobo who...

Dec 30, 2023

Bears’ Coach George Halas Holds Victorious Press Conference

Dec. 30, 1963 - George Halas, hale and hearty at 68, spoke and acted today like a man who expects to continue indefinitely as coach of...

Dec 30, 2023

TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”

Dec. 30, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” an alien planet demands that Earth provide a penal colony for its criminals. To make...